WPG News

The WPG News section features articles, announcements, and helpful resources for professionals who use vacuum lifters, hand cups, mounting cups, and other material handling tools. Browse product updates, application tips, safety information, company news, and insights related to glass handling, construction, manufacturing, and installation work.

Pad Frame T-Arm Assemblies

Wood's Powr-Grip® Pad Frame T-Arm Assemblies increase the versatility of our MRT and MRTA series of below-the-hook vacuum lifters. These plug-in style pad frame extensions are specifically designed to enable MRT(A)… Read more »


The DC-Powered CB2 Counterbalance Lifter

by David Peters Counterbalance lifters allow glaziers to install large windows under soffits, gables, overhangs or similar obstructions in multi-story buildings and airport towers, by extending the load forward from… Read more »


Lease a Lifter

An Alternative to Buying by David Peters So a job comes along that requires the horsepower of a serious vacuum lifter. It's one of those infrequent jobs that doesn't justify the purchase of the vacuum lifter necessary… Read more »


The Wild Side of Powr-Grip

by Byron LaRue Spellbound, I stand with my nine-year-old daughter, watching river otters dive, twist and chase each other under water. We are so close, I could reach out and touch them, were it not for the thick glass… Read more »


Don't Be Square - Go Round

In a recent meeting, a member of the WPG Sales Team mentioned that there had been quite a few inquiries lately regarding the merits of many round vacuum pads on a vacuum lifter, as compared to fewer square or… Read more »